Farm stand on fire
Chilliwack farm stand near Service BC catches fire Wednesday evening
CHILLIWACK - A roadside fruit stand along Yale Road caught flames Wednesday evening, prompting a quick response from Chilliwack firefighters. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack firefighters were summoned to Yale Road and Parr Road after a fruit stand erupted in flames. Firefighters told dispatch at about 5:47 p.m...
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Traffic accident
Vehicle crash snarls Yale Road traffic Wednesday near Chilliwack car wash
CHILLIWACK - A motor vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon snarled traffic near Best Boyz Car Wash on Yale Road in Chilliwack. Chilliwack Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance Service crews and Chilliwack RCMP members were called to the 45500 block of Yale Road sometime after 2:30 p.m. for a motor vehicle accident. Chilliw...
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Firefighters honoured
Chilliwack firefighters honoured for exceptional bravery during apartment fire
CHILLIWACK - Three Chilliwack firefighters were honoured at Tuesday's Chilliwack City Council meeting for demonstrating exceptional bravery and heroism during an apartment fire that happened nearly four years ago. According to a statement from the City of Chilliwack, Chilliwack City Council acknowledged Acting Captain ...
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Federal election
People's Party of Canada leader to visit Chilliwack this weekend
CHILLIWACK - People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier plans to make a stop this weekend in Chilliwack, a riding where the last PPC candidate in 2021 made a decent showing for a political party still looking to define itself nationally. Bernier, a former Conservative MLA turned PPC leader whose party is hovering a...
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Chilliwack Chiefs
Chilliwack Chiefs score first but falter in 3rd period of BCHL playoffs
PRINCE GEORGE - After going up 2-0 in their BCHL playoff series and holding a 1-0 lead going into the third period Tuesday night, the Chilliwack Chiefs saw their streak of good fortune dissipate. Facing the threat of a 3-0 deficit, the Prince George Spruce Kings turned the tables in less than a minute seconds to make i...
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Traffic stop
Abbotsford police use spike belt to stop prolific offender with long rap sheet
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they've arrested a 36-year-old man who allegedly engaged in dangerous driving to the point they deployed a spike belt Tuesday night. AbbyPD says its patrol officers "did an excellent job" last night in locating and stopping a dangerous driver involved in property crime. P...
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British Columbia
Trump tariff 'whiplash' draws pandemic parallels as Canadian businesses scramble
Todd Rutter calls himself the "most non-tech person you've ever met" but he's turning to technology and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to help weather the dizzying tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Edmonton-based co-owner of A Cappella Catering Co. said inflated food costs as p...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Police urge caution after man injured in random stabbing in downtown Victoria
VICTORIA - Police in Victoria are warning residents to exercise caution in a downtown area after a man was randomly stabbed and taken to hospital. Victoria police say officers were called this morning to a parkade on Blanshard Street, where a man was found with a stab wound. Investigators say the evidence so far indica...
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Federal NDP leader worried for kids after Saskatchewan MLA called him a terrorist
RICHMOND - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's worried about the message being sent to children after a Saskatchewan legislature member and former teacher called him a terrorist. Speaking to reporters in Richmond, B.C., Singh said he didn't care personally about the comment but questioned why Saskatchewan Party ...
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B.C. invests $100m over two years in rebate program for heat pumps in more homes
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it is spending $100 million over two years to expand its rebate program, hoping to install more than 8,000 heat pumps to homes across the province. Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the province is expanding its CleanBC Energy Savings Program to support the installation of he...
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In Alberta, Carney follows Poilievre in pledging to speed up resource projects
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney took his promise of making Canada an "energy superpower" to the heart of Canada's oil industry Wednesday, becoming the second party leader in three days to promise to speed up the review process to greenlight major national energy projects. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilie...
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Canada
In the news today: Federal rivals campaign in GTA, tariffs targeting Canada unchanged
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Poilievre campaigning in the GTA today The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and m...
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Carney, Poilievre taking their campaigns to the GTA today
OTTAWA - The Liberals and Conservatives will be campaigning in the Greater Toronto Area today. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to make an announcement in Brampton, Ont., in the morning and meet with supporters and volunteers in Hamilton, Ont., in the afternoon. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will hold a press c...
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Some schools in Canada are putting U.S. field trips on hold amid trade war
There are disappointed students, anxious parents and cautious school officials in at least two Canadian school districts that have suspended or cancelled trips over political uncertainty in the United States. British Columbia's largest school district in Surrey has put all its field trips down south on hold to prevent ...
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Trump's partial tariff pullback doesn't affect duties on Canadian imports
WASHINGTON - The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled back some of the most devastating duties against countries around the world. Trump paused his so-called "reciprocal" tariffs for 90 days but kept in place a 10 per cent levy on nearly ...
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Montreal man charged in December firebombing, vandalism at suburban synagogue
MONTREAL - A 19-year-old man has been charged in the firebombing of a Montreal-area synagogue in December. Mohamed Ilyess Akodad faces two arson-related charges, two counts of attempted arson, one count of destruction of property and one count of possession of incendiary material. The charges relate to a Dec. 18 fire a...
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Nova Scotia men appeal judge's dismissal of their prorogation challenge
OTTAWA - Two Nova Scotia men are appealing a judge's dismissal of their court challenge of then-prime minister Justin Trudeau's move to prorogue Parliament earlier this year. David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos had asked the Federal Court to declare the suspension of Parliament illegal because there must be a "reaso...
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World
US-Russian dual national Ksenia Karelina is released in prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington
A U.S.-Russian dual national jailed in Russia on treason charges was freed Thursday in a prisoner exchange with Washington, the woman's lawyer and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said. Ksenia Karelina also identified in the media as Ksenia Khavana, is "on a plane back home to the United States," Rubio sai...
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3 Americans convicted in Congo of an attempt to overthrow the government now face US charges
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Three Americans repatriated to the United States from Congo were charged Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department with staging an elaborate coup attempt aimed at overthrowing the African nation's government. A fourth man alleged by prosecutors to be a bomb-making expert was also charged for aiding...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to oust board members fired by president while case goes on
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to oust board members who oversee independent agencies, as a constitutional fight about presidential power plays out. The quick appeal to the high court follows a ruling two days earlier in which a divided appeals cou...
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Sports
Maple Leafs beat Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Knies scored a game-winning goal in overtime to record his second hat trick of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Wednesday night. Toronto opened up a three-point lead on Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division with four games left for each ...
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Injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers get key piece back with McDavid's return
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid couldn't have come back to the Edmonton Oilers at a more opportune time - or in a much more dramatic fashion. McDavid returned after missing eight games with a lower-body ailment and netted three assists, including on the dramatic game winner in the dying seconds, as the injury-riddled Oilers ...
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Gauthier scores late in 3rd and in OT to lift the Ducks past the Flames, 4-3
ANAHEIM. Calif. (AP) - Cutter Gauthier teamed with Frank Vatrano to tie it with a late burst, then scored at 1:11 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. Soon after Yegor Sharangovich and Matt Coronato scored in a 1:42 span to give Calgary a 3-1 lead, Vatrano started the rally with ...
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